Synopsis from Tribeca Film Festival: Eschewing the glaringly color-blind format of many other documentaries interested in advocating for plant-based living, They’re Trying to Kill Us utilizes its specificity as an act of community care and offers up a new vision of what veganism might look like for communities of color who...
Meanwhile, BC United has committed to scrap the CleanBC plan, saying it “will kill jobs, kill paycheques, kill billions in funding for vital public services and plunge our province into a recession.”...
On Nov. 17, 2023, Eman, a 28-year-old Palestinian woman living in Cobourg, Ontario, woke up to scroll through Instagram for updates on Gaza, as she had done every morning since October 7....
Canadian organizations representing Jewish, Muslim and Palestinian communities, along with anti-racism activists, have joined forces to condemn the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) for allegedly instructing its employees to surveil and report Ontario school students for criticizing Israel....
Last week, we passed the 100th-day mark of Israel’s latest episode of aggression against the people of Gaza. It was a depressing milestone to consider. A hundred days of Palestinians being mercilessly exterminated in all kinds of brutal ways: Israeli bombs ripping them apart, Israeli bullets piercing their skulls, and the...
The devaluing of Palestinian life is not a supposition, it is a statistical fact. According to a new study of coverage in major US newspapers, for every Israeli death Israelis are mentioned eight times – or at a rate 16 times more per death than that of Palestinians. An analysis of BBC coverage by data specialists Dana Najjar...
At midday on 7 October Israel’s supreme military command ordered all units to prevent the capture of Israeli citizens “at any cost” – even by firing on them....
This was my first time making fajitas/tacos. I got inspired seeing some authentic tortillas in a health food store, and this meal/post is the result :) I didn’t have much experience with fajitas/tacos before making this....
BURNABY – On Thursday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh attended a housing roundtable where young Canadians explained that they can’t afford housing in their community. While just blocks away sits federal land at 6025 Sussex Avenue where the City of Burnaby had proposed building 300 non-profit, affordable homes back in...
Toronto is just all I’ve known — and all I’ve wanted to know. I never asked for a trade. Maybe this sounds naive, but I felt I could be one of those dudes who spends his whole career on one team. That was my mentality even with the rumors. Like: I helped the Raptors win their first NBA title. So eventually I’ll help them...
I was looking for a relatively quick analysis to experiment with some of the NBA stats APIs, so I examined player performance before and after the Raptors-Knicks trade on 2023-12-30 from a Raptors perspective....
Basketball-Reference.com contains many tables of data for players, teams, seasons. For example, the Advanced Stats table on the Seasons page is where I’ve been getting data for the Offensive and Defensive Ratings posts. I grab the data by clicking “Share & Export” beside the table, “Get table as CSV”, and then copying...
I must say I thought Darko looked a little annoyed with how much the lineup change seemed to improve the team during Wednesday’s game (even if it the 5-win Wiz). I haven’t seen a press conference with him yet. I’m really looking forward to the Celtics game now, although beating them won’ be easy. Hopefully we get at...
Atlanta’s Trae Young and Toronto’s Scottie Barnes have replaced Joel Embiid and Julius Randle on the NBA Eastern Conference All-Star team. (nitter.mint.lgbt)
"They're Trying To Kill Us" (2021) - Intersectional veganism video by Chris Paul and Billie Eilish is streaming for free during February
Synopsis from Tribeca Film Festival: Eschewing the glaringly color-blind format of many other documentaries interested in advocating for plant-based living, They’re Trying to Kill Us utilizes its specificity as an act of community care and offers up a new vision of what veganism might look like for communities of color who...
It smells like the art teachers' office (tvgag.com)
(The smell in the episode is marijuana smoke.) I thought this was one of the funniest Simpsons lines.
Last month and season so far team offensive and defensive ratings (Feb 1, '24) (lemmy.ca)
Season so far plothttps://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/52ad896c-9855-4955-b9c0-48054bcb36d4.png...
Just as climate policies begin to work, the British Columbia government is being pressured to gut them. (www.thetyee.ca)
Meanwhile, BC United has committed to scrap the CleanBC plan, saying it “will kill jobs, kill paycheques, kill billions in funding for vital public services and plunge our province into a recession.”...
Israel kills dozens of academics, destroys every university in the Gaza Strip (euromedmonitor.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/13896072...
Palestinians In Canada Grapple With Loss And Trauma Inflicted By Israel (www.readthemaple.com)
On Nov. 17, 2023, Eman, a 28-year-old Palestinian woman living in Cobourg, Ontario, woke up to scroll through Instagram for updates on Gaza, as she had done every morning since October 7....
Groups Condemn Alleged Instruction To Report School Students For Criticizing Israel (www.readthemaple.com)
Canadian organizations representing Jewish, Muslim and Palestinian communities, along with anti-racism activists, have joined forces to condemn the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) for allegedly instructing its employees to surveil and report Ontario school students for criticizing Israel....
Where is the ‘never again’ for Gaza? (www.aljazeera.com)
Last week, we passed the 100th-day mark of Israel’s latest episode of aggression against the people of Gaza. It was a depressing milestone to consider. A hundred days of Palestinians being mercilessly exterminated in all kinds of brutal ways: Israeli bombs ripping them apart, Israeli bullets piercing their skulls, and the...
The west’s complete contempt for the lives of Palestinians will not be forgotten | Owen Jones (www.theguardian.com)
The devaluing of Palestinian life is not a supposition, it is a statistical fact. According to a new study of coverage in major US newspapers, for every Israeli death Israelis are mentioned eight times – or at a rate 16 times more per death than that of Palestinians. An analysis of BBC coverage by data specialists Dana Najjar...
St. Louis’s Ceasefire Resolution Is a Testament to Black-Palestinian Solidarity (truthout.org)
St. Louis, Missouri, US...
Israeli HQ ordered troops to shoot Israeli captives on 7 October (electronicintifada.net)
At midday on 7 October Israel’s supreme military command ordered all units to prevent the capture of Israeli citizens “at any cost” – even by firing on them....
Black bean fajitas (lemmy.ca)
This was my first time making fajitas/tacos. I got inspired seeing some authentic tortillas in a health food store, and this meal/post is the result :) I didn’t have much experience with fajitas/tacos before making this....
‘Cruel Genocidal Act’ - Non-Aligned Movement Condemns Israel’s War on Gaza (www.palestinechronicle.com)
Snippets:...
The War on Gaza in France - Benzema Fights back, Sues French Interior Minister (www.palestinechronicle.com)
Snippets:...
Singh says Liberals and Conservatives are letting big corporate landlords call the shots, and young people are paying the price (www.ndp.ca)
BURNABY – On Thursday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh attended a housing roundtable where young Canadians explained that they can’t afford housing in their community. While just blocks away sits federal land at 6025 Sussex Avenue where the City of Burnaby had proposed building 300 non-profit, affordable homes back in...
"Toronto Forever" by Pascal Siakam (www.theplayerstribune.com)
Toronto is just all I’ve known — and all I’ve wanted to know. I never asked for a trade. Maybe this sounds naive, but I felt I could be one of those dudes who spends his whole career on one team. That was my mentality even with the rumors. Like: I helped the Raptors win their first NBA title. So eventually I’ll help them...
[Woj] Siakam to Pacers for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three 1st-round picks (NOP also involved) (nitter.net)
From nitter.net/wojespn:...
Player game scores pre-post Raptors-Knicks trade (lemmy.ca)
I was looking for a relatively quick analysis to experiment with some of the NBA stats APIs, so I examined player performance before and after the Raptors-Knicks trade on 2023-12-30 from a Raptors perspective....
Some ideas on how to get free NBA data
Basketball-Reference.com contains many tables of data for players, teams, seasons. For example, the Advanced Stats table on the Seasons page is where I’ve been getting data for the Offensive and Defensive Ratings posts. I grab the data by clicking “Share & Export” beside the table, “Get table as CSV”, and then copying...
Team offensive and defensive ratings (Dec 31, '23) (lemmy.ca)
Note: Philadelphia and Boston are basically sharing a spot....
[Zatzman] The Toronto Raptors just entered a new era (www.raptorsrepublic.com)
I must say I thought Darko looked a little annoyed with how much the lineup change seemed to improve the team during Wednesday’s game (even if it the 5-win Wiz). I haven’t seen a press conference with him yet. I’m really looking forward to the Celtics game now, although beating them won’ be easy. Hopefully we get at...
Canadian Government Rewrites Online News Act (Bill C-18) in a Way That Excludes Smaller Outlets and Reserves Most of the Funds for Legacy Media (web.archive.org)
cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/7676419...